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29 April

Whiting Public Works

, April 29, 2016

As the hub for city maintenance, the challenge with the new Whiting Public Works Facility revolved around providing all the programmatic requirements of a public works facility on a very limited size site.   Laydown areas for materials, storage of city equipment, a garbage truck enclosure, salt shed, and a refueling station for all city vehicles from police cars to fire trucks all had to share space with the new 18,595 square foot building. Consequently, the building, itself, also had to be planned as efficiently as possible. In addition to all the necessary equipment, it contains locker rooms, staff offices, breakroom,.

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28 April

Marquette Park Capital Improvements

, April 28, 2016

The Marquette Park Capital Improvements Project is a multi-million dollar renovation/restoration project funded through the Indiana Regional Developmental Authority (RDA) designed to preserve and strengthen the park’s natural features while providing new recreational and educational amenities. Vavrek Architects was retained to provide architectural services for the project. The first phase of the project included two new picnic shelters and parking gatehouses, along with renovations to the existing picnic pavilion and concession building.

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2 January

Whiting Animal Shelter

, January 2, 2016

The new 2,171 square foot Whiting Animal Shelter is a state of the art no kill animal shelter. Designed for ease of maintenance, it contains 13 indoor/ outdoor dog kennels including one quarantine kennel.  The entire kennel is built from concrete block with plastic wall panel dividers.  Dogs are able to rest on radiant heated concrete floors and move back and forth via a pass thru between the outside and inside.  Adjacent to the dog kennels is a fenced-in dog run for exercise and socialization. The facility also contains two areas for cats and an animal prep area that doubles.

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